World Affairs

SPLITTERS! Britain’s Political System Is Cracking

ALISON MUTLER WRITES: First-past-the-post wasn’t built for an ideologically non-binary nation

16 hrs ago

History's Strangest Peace Conference

A special report for Paid Subscribers on the seeming end of the Gaza War and Trump's triumphant convocation in Egypt

Oct 13 •

Waiting on Hamas

It didn't have to be this way

Oct 8 •

Black October: Two Years Later, a Crossroads Between Ruin and Renewal

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW IN ONE PLACE: At second anniversary of Oct. 7, the Middle East stands at a juncture - peace and reconstruction if Hamas…

Oct 7 •

Hamas Did Not Say "No"

It's now up to Qatar and the Arabs to get the terrorist group to "Yes"

Oct 4 •

Trump Just Made Qatar Untouchable

Is it a grand bargain over Hamas? Either way, he executive order granting NATO-style protections deepens the enigma of whether Netanyahu really defied…

Oct 3 •

Waiting for Hamas

The group is cornered as never before, with Trump’s Gaza plan enjoying near-global consensus. Its choice will reveal the degree of its death wish for…

Sep 30 •

Critical Conditions, Ep. 9

Good news from Moldova, weirdness everywhere else. Plus: Trump and Netanyahu.

Sep 29

18:32

Moldova Chooses Europe

MIHAIL NESTERIUC REPORTS: Victory of pro-EU forces is a stunning repudiation of Moscow's energy blackmail and digital skullduggery

Sep 29

On the eve of 5786, a Rosh Hashana discussion on the Middle East

Are the Palestine recognitions helpful? Should the war end right now? Is there hope for Lebanon and Syria? Is Netanyahu right that Israel must accept…

Sep 22 •

A rookie mistake on Palestine

The UK and others are strengthening Hamas and unwittingly undermining Palestine by recognizing it unconditionally. Here's what they should do now.

Sep 21 •

Critical Conditions, Ep. 6

India, America, and the Shifting Global Order: A Conversation with Vivek Kelkar

Sep 19

28:07

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